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U.S. Lawyer Charged
An American lawyer who has been a critic of Singapore's ruling party was charged Monday with insulting a judge in an e-mail and on his Web site, court documents showed.
Gopalan Nair, a former Singapore citizen who runs a California law firm, was arrested Friday and will be held for seven days pending further investigation, his lawyer said. Nair could face a year in jail if convicted.
He had attended a hearing on defamation damages to be paid to the city-state's prime minister and his father, the former prime minister, by an opposition party leader. Then he accused the judge of bias.
RUSSIA
Putin Appoints Ex-Envoy
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin appointed Russia's longtime ambassador to the United States to his cabinet Monday, deepening speculation that the former president will claim a strong foreign policy role.
Putin named Yuri Ushakov as a deputy cabinet chief of staff, a spokesman said. The appointment was revealed shortly after the Kremlin said President Dmitry Medvedev had relieved Ushakov of the diplomatic post because he was taking another job.
Georgia Protests Deployment
Georgia summoned Russia's ambassador to its Foreign Ministry to protest the weekend deployment of about 400 Russian soldiers to repair railway lines in the breakaway region of Abkhazia.
Train Hits Bus, Killing Children
A train slammed into a bus carrying schoolchildren at a railroad crossing in the French Alps, killing seven children and injuring 24 other people, officials said.
Mayor Slain in Mexico
Suspected drug gang hit men shot a mayor in western Mexico as he drove back from a day out with his family, officials said.
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